Re: [LegacyUG] Tips for Updating to Legacy 10

[sarah hughes]

Many thanks, Cathy

On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 at 02:34, Cathy Pinner  wrote:

> Sarah,
> Q1: Yes you should still set the Customise options I mentioned. It's the
> program that you've probably pinned to the Taskbar, not a particular
> database.
> Q2: When you are happy you have your all your data in your Legacy 10
> database you are always opening, yes you can delete other copies you
> find elsewhere. A Legacy database is made up of the main FDB file which
> has the Legacy logo and a number of other files that start  filename> but have different extensions. You can delete them. What you
> should keep are data backup zips - at least the last 10 for complete
> peace of mind. Put them in the one folder. You only need the last 2 or 3
> media backup zips.
> The reason for keeping more data backups is that we don't always realise
> there is a problem in the database until we go to a particular family we
> may not have looked at for ages. The data backup zip zips together that
> FDB file with the  others with the same family filename.
> Legacy 10 now records in Options > Customise your backup folders. Again
> see section 6.
>
> To minimise the need to use a data backup, regularly do File > File
> Maintenance > Check/Repair. Databases are like cars - they need regular
> maintenance.
> It's years since I've actually needed to use a data backup due to my
> database becoming unhealthy but I still have some backups going back
> decades. I restore an old one to see what progress I've made and
> sometimes to retrieve people I remember researching but can't find. I
> used to delete people I found didn't belong to the family but sometimes
> I discover later that they do but in a different part of the family. I
> no longer delete but just unlink.
>
> Cathy
> > sarah hughes 
> > Tuesday, 18 June 2024 11:03 PM
> > Hi Cathy
> >
> > I do have a question for you, if you don't mind; well 2 actually!
> > The 1st is that I usually pin the Legacy site to my task bar, but
> > should I also use those 2 Customize options that you suggest?
> > Secondly, I noticed when I was trawling through my folders and files,
> > that there are an awful lot from the past, ie Legacy 9, in various
> > folder formats. None of them will open when I try, so can I just
> > delete them all, and just keep ones from Legacy 10? TIA
> >
> > Regards, Sarah
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cathy Pinner 
> > Tuesday, 18 June 2024 4:10 PM
> > Sarah,
> > It's good to hear you've found your family file.
> > Write down somewhere where it actually is.
> > Set Options > Customise 1.2 to open it automatically AND Options >
> > Customise 6.1 to the folder it is in.
> >
> > Cathy
> >
> >
> > sarah hughes 
> > Tuesday, 18 June 2024 3:59 PM
> > Thanks again for all your help. Just checked and it hasn't disappeared
> > yet!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > BMcL Robinson 
> > Tuesday, 18 June 2024 8:53 AM
> > Similarly, you can look for your data files using File Explorer.
> > Open File Explorer from the taskbar or right-click on the Start menu,
> > choose File Explorer and then select a location from the left pane to
> > search or browse.
> > Go to the drive where you store your data (on a basic setup it would
> > be C:\) and search (top right search panel) for ".fdb".
> > All your Legacy data files will show up.
> >
> > Cheers, Brett
> >
> > B McL Robinson
> > (+64) 0277 500 714
> > PO Box 1252, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand
> > On 18/06/2024 1:10 am, Anne Hildrum wrote:
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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Re: [LegacyUG] Tips for Updating to Legacy 10

[Peter Bottrell]

Peter and Audrey Bottrell
4/44 Lockhart Street
Como 6152
Western Australia

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On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 at 1:36 AM, sarah hughes  wrote:

> I have finally got my FT back! After clicking on practically every
> file/folder on my laptop to try and get one of the Sample ones to open, I
> finally did. But when I went through all the list my tree still wasn't
> there. Then I just clicked on something to refresh the list of recent files
> and the 3rd one was my tree! A box popped up to ask me to transfer stuff to
> Legacy 10, and Voila!
> Thank you all for trying to help me.
>
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2024 at 14:11, Anne Hildrum  wrote:
>
>> At the bottom of my screen to the left (on my computer it looks like a
>> magnifier) on the computer I have a search field where I can search my
>> whole computer for whatever,
>> if I search there for *.fdb I get a list of all fdb files I have on my
>> computer.
>>
>> Anne
>>
>> På mandag 17. juni 2024 14.12.47 (+02:00), skrev sarah hughes:
>>
>> I do know my way around my computer, and that is a totally unnecessary
>> and nasty thing to say. I did click on the link for lost files, but because
>> I now don't have Legacy 9 or 10 on my computer there is no blue circle or
>> any Legacy screen to find any files. I have often used the list of files
>> before to find the right one, but when there is no legacy screen at all,
>> that is impossible. I would have thought you would understand that.
>> I have sent an email to support, and let's hope that they reply without
>> any snide comments!
>>
>> On Mon, 17 Jun 2024 at 12:45, Cathy Pinner  wrote:
>>
>>> Sarah,
>>> Go back to the article I mentioned before re finding a lost file. Here's
>>> the link again.
>>> <
>>> https://legacyfamilytree.com/help-center/?a=I-lost-my-family-file---id--K-I9BVL_R5SkFN6sY2Vaeg>
>>>
>>>
>>> It will be there somewhere. When you find it, since you don't seem to be
>>> good at finding your way around your computer, put it in the Legacy
>>> default folder for data where the Sample file is, since you seem able to
>>> find that.   ...\Documents\Legacy Family Tree\Data\ folder.
>>> Then set Options > Customise 1.2 to open your file automatically.
>>> Save your data backup zips to a Google Drive folder and make sure you
>>> know how to use your data backup with File > Restore File.
>>> In the backup dialogue you will see you can set the folder for backups.
>>> Cathy
>>> > sarah hughes 
>>> > Monday, 17 June 2024 7:33 PM
>>> > I thought I saved it to Google Drive, but can't find it, and so am
>>> > systematically going through every folder. I really do wish that when
>>> > I had found my Legacy 9, I just stuck with it! Do you thing either
>>> > uninstalling and reinstalling could help (tho I guess not), or
>>> > restoring pc to earlier time might help?
>>> >
>>> > Thank you
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > hpete...@cox.net 
>>> > Monday, 17 June 2024 7:18 PM
>>> >
>>> > Sarah
>>> >
>>> > Are you using Windows 11
>>> >
>>> > If so, you files may be in the cloud.
>>> >
>>> > Just a thought
>>> >
>>> > Henry
>>> >
>>> > *From:*LegacyUserGroup  *On
>>> > Behalf Of *sarah hughes
>>> > *Sent:* Monday, June 17, 2024 5:48 AM
>>> > *To:* Legacy User Group 
>>> > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] Tips for Updating to Legacy 10
>>> >
>>> > Hi
>>> >
>>> > Found my FT eventually, installed Legacy 10, but now I have no Legacy
>>> > tree again! I wish I'd stuck with the old one. I went to the folder
>>> > where I had saved it, and zilch! Only that silly sample file comes up.
>>> > I did try restart but that didn't help. Should I uninstall it, and
>>> > then reinstall it, or put PC back to an earlier time? I will also look
>>> > through all the other emails re Legacy 10, and see if there is
>>> > anything there to help me. Thank you
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 at 04:03, Cathy Pinner >> > > wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > sarah hughes 
>>> > Monday, 17 June 2024 6:48 PM
>>> > Hi
>>> >
>>> > Found my FT eventually, installed Legacy 10, but now I have no Legacy
>>> > tree again! I wish I'd stuck with the old one. I went to the folder
>>> > where I had saved it, and zilch! Only that silly sample file comes up.
>>> > I did try restart but that didn't help. Should I uninstall it, and
>>> > then reinstall it, or put PC back to an earlier time? I will also look
>>> > through all the other emails re Legacy 10, and see if there is
>>> > anything there to help me. Thank you
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Cathy Pinner 
>>> > Thursday, 13 June 2024 11:02 AM
>>> > Legacy 10 has been released and is free for everyone. It has all the
>>> > Deluxe features for free. It has the same look and feel as Legacy 8
>>> > and 9. It has some new features and reports and tweaks to existing
>>> > features and reports.
>>> > The new features are listed on the renewed Legacy website. The full
>>> > list is in this blog:
>>> > <
>>> https://ne